tiffany wilson was at a watch party in san francisco. that 15,000 people. she is live from civic center plaza. >> those people have all cleared out very quickly in fact, but the german celebrations will last a very long time. the 113th minute argentinian and german fans looked alike, anxious, excited, hopeful. then, goal! [cheering] >> we just didn't want it to go into penalty kicks. so it's so nice to actually have a win that an authentic win with a real goal. >> that was game. argentinians collapsed while germans celebrated. >> the best thing ever in the whole wide world. >> fans entered the day with anxiety. germans held beer steins. >> was this the super bowl and the world series wrapped up into one? >> exactly. you -- and probably also your personal birthday and the birth of your child, whatever. it's just everything in one. >> graduate student luca says the sport taps into germany's soul. >> everything else is analytical. this is where we get -- >> deutscheland! >> fans rallied around the beat thereof drum. the argentinian drum players name is german.

in santa clara, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> looks fun. >> we have three of the top five snobbiest cities in the country. >> palo alto is number one according to real estate block movado, the median mehoprice there is more than a million dollars. the peninsula city has the fourth highest percentage of college graduates at nearly 80%. and apparently people are not afraid to brag about that. >> which round out the top five? bethesda, maryland is number two. that's followed by brooke line, massachusetts. >> san rafael is number four and let's not forget walnut creek. >> the movodo site said it used information like home prices, household income and the number of art galleries to calculate each city's snob factor. >> debate that among yourselves. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. let's not worry about snobby. we should worry about wet and rainy. >> hi, sandhya. >> nothing snob be about our weather forecasts. as we look at live doppler 7hd, we will start to turn up the heat. the temperatures will sore over the next couple days. right now patchy fog is showing up along the coastline an

tiffany wilson was at a watch party in san francisco. that 15,000 people. she is live from civic center plaza. >> those people have all cleared out very quickly in fact, but the german celebrations will last a very long time. the 113th minute argentinian and german fans looked alike, anxious, excited, hopeful. then, goal! [cheering] >> we just didn't want it to go into penalty kicks. so it's so nice to actually have a win that is an authentic win with a real goal. >> that was game. argentinians collapsed while germans celebrated. >> the best thing ever in the whole wide world. >> fans entered the day with anxiety. germans held beer steins. >> was this the super bowl and the world series wrapped up into one? >> exactly. you -- and probably also your personal birthday and the birth of your child, whatever. it's just everything in one. >> graduate student luca says the sport taps into germany's soul. >> everything else is analytical. this is where we get -- >> deutscheland! >> fans rallied around the beat thereof drum. the argentinian drum players name is germ

san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>>? san jose, fans watched at st. james park. fans from both countries were there. we'll have highlights and a near goal from argentina coming up in ts. >>> across the globe, an estimated 800 million to 1 billion people watched the world cup. if you weren't one of them, you don't have to be clueless about the game when people talk about it tomorrow. head to abc7news.com and look at why the germans were able to pull off the win. >>> still ahead at 6:00, an astronaut proclaims it's christmas in july at the international space station. why a delivery launched today is so welcome. >>> plus, why doctors may start testing your nose to help diagnose alzheimer's. >>> and video of a wild rescue? >>> a new study could have doctors checking your sense of smell to test for alzheimer's. harvard researchers have found that a decreased ability to identify odors could be associated with a loss of brain cell function. the research was presented today at an alzheimer's conference in denmark. another study found sight tests may also help. doctors

tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >>> he woo light up your day with a single waive. next on abc7 news, a beloved member of a local community tragically killed. the special tribute for a man who touched so many hearts. >> and it was like a scene out of the show "lost." the terrifying ordeal that passengers of this flight will never forget. >> and in just 90 seconds, a parking valet's very bad day. you really must see this video. >> and i am meteorologist sandhya patel. low clouds are back like clockwork, but the summer heat will be returning soon. details on your weekend forecast. first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> here is a look at at the nonsense we have for you. >> you threw out the first pitch at the dodgers game. i can't tell if you have great form or surveillance cameras capture a fender bender in india. a parking attendant lost control of a lamborghini outside the main entrance in nu deli. >> and what is worse is the driver barrowed the car from a friend. it is worth a half million dollars and the damages total about $330,000. tough break. >> certainly is. >>> and

in santa clara, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> looks fun. >> we have three of the top five snobbiest cities in the country. >> palo alto is number one according to real estate block movado, the median home price there is more than a million dollars. the peninsula city has the fourth highest percentage of college graduates at nearly 80%. and apparently people are not afraid to brag about that. >> which round out the top five? bethesda, maryland is number two. that's followed by brooke line, massachusetts. >> san rafael is number four and let's not forget walnut creek. >> the movodo site said it used information like home prices, household income and the number of art galleries to calculate each city's snob factor. >> debate that among yourselves. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. let's not worry about snobby. we should worry about wet and rainy. >> hi, sandhya. >> nothing snob be about our weather forecasts. as we look at live doppler 7hd, we will start to turn up the heat. the temperatures will sore over the next couple days. right now patchy fog is showing up along the coastline a

tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >>> he woo light up your day with a single waive. next on abc7 news, a beloved member of a local community tragically killed. the special tribute for a man who touched so many hearts. >> and it was like a scene out of the show "lost." the terrifying ordeal that passengers of this flight will never forget. >> and in just 90 seconds, a parking valet's very bad day. you really must see this video. >> and i am meteorologist sandhya patel. low clouds are back like clockwork, but the summer heat will be returning soon. details on your weekend forecast. first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> here is a look at at the nonsense we have for you. >> you threw out the first pitch at the dodgers game. i can't tell if you have great form or terrible bulldog: it's true! i am a bundle of talent! but my friends are learning skills that can change a life. that's why mattress discounters good deed dogs is raising money to help train dogs like suzie to engage students in schools and special education classes. while ginger visits folks in the hospital offering q

tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >>> he woo light up your day with a single waive. next on abc7 news, a beloved member of a local community tragically killed. the special tribute for a man who touched so many hearts. >> and it was like a scene out of the show "lost." the terrifying ordeal that passengers of this flight will never forget. >> and in just 90 seconds, a parking valet's very bad day. you really must see this video. >> and i am meteorologist sandhya patel. low clouds are back like clockwork, but the summer heat will be returning soon. details on your weekend forecast. first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> here is a look at at the nonsense we have for you. >> you threw out the first pitch at the dodgers game. i can't tell if you have great form or surveillance cameras capture a fender bender in india. a parking attendant lost control of a lamborghini outside the main entrance in nu deli. >> and what is worse is the driver barrowed the car from a friend. it is worth a half million dollars and the damages total about $330,000. tough break. >> certainly is. >>> and

in santa clara, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> looks fun. >> we have three of the top five snobbiest cities in the country. >> palo alto is number one according to real estate block movado, the median home price there is more than a million dollars. the peninsula city has the fourth highest percentage of college graduates at nearly 80%. and apparently people are not afraid to brag about that. >> which round out the five? bethesda, maryland is number two. that's followed by brooke line, massachusetts. >> san rafael is number four and let's not forget walnut creek. >> the movodo site said it used information like home prices, household income and the number of art galleries to calculate each city's snob factor. >> debate that among yourselves. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. let's not worry about snobby. we should worry about wet and rainy. >> hi, sandhya. >> nothing snob be about our weather forecasts. as we look at live doppler 7hd, we will start to turn up the heat. the temperatures will sore over the next couple days. right now patchy fog is showing up along the coastline and a

. >> tiffany wilson is live with this remarkable story. tiffany? >> well, dan, joanne heper says she uncovered $10 million wornl of claims the city should not have paid out. she wants to see an independent investigation to see if kickbacks were going to the city attorney after spending her career uncovering corruption on behalf of taxpayers joanne heper never imagined she'd become a whistle blower. >> i was looking into over $10 million the city had paid out in last ten years for privately owned stores supposedly damaged by the roots of city trees. >> heper says she saw redóoó fl. >> and i a sauls statements and things that didn't make sense. >> she says the alleged worked like this. plumbers would go to the homes and tell the owners to file a claim, take the money from the city and give it to the plumber to install the sewer. >> it's outrageous we're paying claims that should not be paid >> saying his company replaced 60 or 70 sewer lines with homeowners using a city program that ended in 2010. that was around the same time heper says she denner h

. >> tiffany wilson is live in dublin where fireworks are legal but some communities don't have them legal. tiffany? >> reporter: that's right, a lot of communities don't allow people to set off fireworks, but here in dublin they're inviting folks to come over. here behind me we're in one of four city parks. dublin says come on over and set off your fireworks safely. it's a soundtrack of the fourth of july, but some neighborhoods are in silence. livermore outlaws fireworks. dublin is the exception. >> we have to go here and go to this county and set them off. >> reporter: they said even though they're not legal where they live, they'll set them off at home. >> i didn't buy anything super radical. hopefully i'm not going to get in trouble. >> reporter: her grandson peyton plans on lighting his first sparkler today. a big deal for a little kid. are you excited? >> yeah. >> reporter: for other families, the risk isn't worth it. it can be 500 to $1,000 for breaking the law. make sure you know your city laws. >> if the city prohibit fireworks, then the city prohibits fireworks, regardless

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> the game brought out soccer fans in san jose. they watched the match on a big screen in saint james park. germans and argentians were there to check out the game. >>> now to meteorologist francis for a first check on what we can expect tomorrow morning. francis? >> ama good evening. you thought everyone was wearing their t-shirts? it was hot and it will get hotter. live doppler 7hd is showing very little clouds right now. it is a shallow marine layer because of high pressure compressing down on the marine layer. and look how warm it was in san jose for the fans. 77 and even 66 in san francisco. hundreds in cloverdale and lake port and ukiah. 99 in antioch and 94 in livermore and it is going to get hotter. so i will have more triple digit temperatures for you coming up. when it will cool down with the accu-weather seven-day forecast. >> thank you, francis. >>> a grassfire forced a evacuation and closed a highway in solano county. it happened near beck avenue in fairfield. the fire did get dangerous a russly close to homes and fire

tiffany wilson has the story. >> reporter: they are big and go boom and a beloved part of the 4th of july. >> reminds me of my childhood and feels like a celebration. >> reporter: safe and sane fireworks but even those are illegal in some bay area communities. right now, california has about 300,000 pounds of confiscated illegal fireworks stockpiled in bunkers. >> though they are marketed as fireworks, they are dangerous. they are explosives. so we have to destroy them properly. >> reporter: that means sending them out of state. both options costly. the new budget just a lotted $1.5 million to get rid of the current stockpile. in the meantime, local jurisdictions must sit on the fireworks they find because the state doesn't have room for more. >> they are explosives. we're putting them into residential neighborhoods and storing them there, and nobody is coming to get them. >> reporter: just last week, contra costa county confiscated about 3,000 pounds of fireworks. they hope this bust will help prevent a repeat of last 4th of july. >> we had no fire units to send to new fires. there

in san francisco, tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> spencer christian is here.og day of summer in the bay area. >> we could use the rainfall. most we hope for is sprinkle or 2. there's a chance it may materialize. moisture showing up on the radar image here to the south at the moment. let's get a closer look and in fact moving away from gilroy to holster to the central valley right now. but general movement has been in our direction so there is some hope for sprinkle or twovlt right now we look at partly cloudy skies from our exploring camera. showing portion of the downtown sky line of san francisco 60 degrees currently in san francisco. 63 in oakland. san carlos and san jose in the mid upper 60's. 70 at gilroy and 59 at half moon bay. nice view along the embarcadero from our roof top camera under partly cloudy skies. 69 in santa rosa. 67 in nap a.novato 71. 73 cop cord 74 in livermore and one more live view looking at the golden gate bridge and we have these forecast feature we see high clouds and maybe a sprinkle or 2 overnight. hot day will continue inland r

. >> abc 7's tiffany wilson with the story. >> it's hard to see beauty in a bucket of illegal r50i68srder how these weapons could promote peace. this is where jessica steps in. >> i'm so proud to be part of a consensus public safety effort. >> reporter: she mounts the beguns and remolds them into bracelets and cuff links. >> this guy came in with a modified rifle and said he had just taken it from his brother and didn't want his brother to get in trouble. we figured it's better that we had it and destroyed it versus his brother using it. >> reporter: the serial number from that begun nogun now appeae of the san francisco caliber bracelets. >> we try to retain it but at is tame time not to glorify guns or gun violence. this symbolizes the hard work. >> reporter: she launched the caliber co-lekz with the police department in november of 2012 shortly before the shootings at sandy hook. shortly after detroit police department and others started sending her gun metal as well. >> i never had any idea that it would get this big. nifr had any idea of the enormity of the problem either. >> rep

tiffany wilson jones from us interthe scene. tiffany. >> the fire is right around the corner from us. at this hour firefighters still clean up the scene. but if you take a look at the video from earlier you can see the full isn't of the damage. now this wasn't just a house. this was the home the carpenter family lived in for generations. neighbors say they moved in during the 1960's and now the little girl they remember growing up lives there with her husband and 2 children. around dinner time the family neighbors started hearing popping sound like gun shop. it was probably different parts of the car going up in flames. from the preliminary investigation l officials believe the fire started in the garage and then jumped and started racing up the back yard. 3 other neighborhood houses threatened but crew prevent the fire from spreading to those homes. as for the firefighters themselve themselves, the triple digit heat made this fire especially difficult. crew guzzle bottle of water as they try to stay cool. >> because of the heat

california only allows the sale of safe and sane fireworks, but as abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson explains most bay area communities have outlawed those as well. >> reporter: for many, fourth of july is all about red, white and boom. >> a lot of excitement for the kids. >> reporter: california's set strict restrictions, only allowing the sale of safe and sane fireworks which basically means fireworks that don't fly or explode. >> i grew up with some friends who literally blew their fingers off with the barrel bombs. i know people who have done that. i tomatally appreciate the safe and saen sane laws. >> reporter: fireworks are illegal where she lives, but she wants her grandson payton to light his first sparkler at home. >> i didn't buy anything super radical. hopefully i'm not going to get in trouble. pleasant ton, danville -- outlaw fireworks. dublin is the exception. this family lives in met pleasant on where it's illegal to set up off fireworks. they came to a park specially designated for anyone to come and set off their safe and sane fireworks without a problem. the alameda

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson report reports. >>reporter: we look after paula and the kids a note says. flowers. token of love for mother stolen away. >> i just pray. >>reporter: misty walked in the bank of the west on quick errand as one of her kid waited in the car. she left at gun point. with forced into the suv then endured an hour long high speed chase through stockton. 2 female bank teller also taken hostage. they escaped injured but alive. manual watched as the chase ended in a shoot out. >> i seen the car stop. and all of a sudden you can hear the shoolingt. >>reporter: he saw police drag surviving suspect 19-year-old ramos from the vehicle. >> he came out can i going his feet. >>reporter: police believe ramos used sing body as human shield. >> we don't yet know exactly when she was killed or struck by gunfire nor do we know by whom e-the 27 and 30-year-old deceased suspect were known street gang members. police release pictures of their weapons including an ak 47 style assault rifle and several hand guns. bullet tore thr

tiffany wilson joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: well, still closed behind me as police continue the investigation. they removed the vehicle that was used in that high-speed chase, but there are still a lot of officers out here investigating. today, the police chief says all of the officers who had to fire their weapon during yesterday's shoot-out are now on paid administrative leave, more than 20 of them are on that leave. flowers mark the ground where misty last walked. a quick errand to the bank turned into a life-ending street chase and shoot-out, much of which can be seen on cell phone video. co-workers described the mother of two as wonderful, positive, caring. two female bank tellers were taken hostage, both injured but expected to ur survive. they either jumped or were thrown from the vehicle during the chase. >> we heard gunshots, i mean, there were hundreds of gunshots. i never heard anything crazy like that. >> reporter: stockton's police chief says three suspects entered the bank with intent to kill yesterday afternoon. the 27 and 30-year-old deceased suspects are kno

california only allows the sale of safe and sane fireworks, but as abc7 news reporter tiffany wilsonxplains most bay area communities have outlawed those as well. >> reporter: for many, fourth of july is all about red, white and boom. >> a lot of excitement for the kids. >> reporter: california's set strict restrictions, only allowing the sale of safe and sane fireworks which basically means fireworks that don't fly or explode. >> i grew up with some friends who literally blew their fingers off with the barrel bombs. i know people who have done that. i tomatally appreciate the safe and saen sane laws. >> reporter: fireworks are illegal where she lives, but she wants her grandson payton to light his first sparkler at home. >> i didn't buy anything super radical. hopefully i'm not going to get in trouble. pleasant ton, danville -- outlaw fireworks. dublin is the exception. this family lives in met pleasant on where it's illegal to set up off fireworks. they came to a park specially designated for anyone to come and set off their safe and sane fireworks without a problem. the alameda co

she says she was fired. 7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the story from city hall. >> after spendingof her career uncovering corruption on benefit of san francisco taxpayers, jillian never imagined she would become a whistle blower. >> i was looking into the over 10 million dollars that the city has paid out in the last 10 years or so for privately owned sewers that were supposedly damaged by the rather of city tree. >>reporter: immediately she saw red flags. >> i saw false statements. and anomaly and over payment and things that just did not make sense. >>reporter: she says alleged scheme worked like this plumbers go to homeowner who lived on streets with city owned trees like this boulevard. then tell the owners to file a claim against the city, take the money from the city and give it to the plumber to install the new sewer. she claims no other city in california pays for similar work. >> out remain us that we taxpayers are paying claims that should not be paid. >>reporter: we spoke to the owner of one of the company that is said to be doing this kind of work. he wasn't available

tiffany wilson has that story. >> unable to find a job in 2009 she turned to dancing at the lucky lady. >> what i heard from all the dance that's had been working before the recession was that it was absolutely insane how little money we were making because the tech boom in the late 90's and early 2000 had really been great for the sex industry. >>reporter: today a similar resurgence thanks to new money and new kivrments around here we get an influx of just people moving to the bay area and getting paid lots of money which is grit for any industry especially direct service industry. >>reporter: another sex worker based out of sacramento told me she commutes to silicon valley because she can charming higher rates to customers who have more money than social opportunities t.susie is a bay area sex industry entrepreneur. >> it would be ridiculous if i did not you know respond to the economic boom. here in the silicon valley. >>reporter: she's noticed major shift in her client during the past year. >> i have gone from having maybe handful of some of maybe my best clients being in the tech

in pacifica, tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> oakland police on carjacking case waited it out to catch a thief. they chased the suspect into what became a stand off. sky 7 hd show swat members there on the scene at east 24th street today. all started this morning when officers tried to pull over a stolen car. 2 people inside took off running. while one escaped another ran into a house. police evacuated neighbors and after nearly 5 hours of negotiations, that man surrendered. police continue to search for the second suspect. >> bank of america branch in san francisco is closed through at least tomorrow because of a suspected drunk driver who crashed her car through the doors this morning. unbelievable damage. police say the woman believed to be in her 40's narrowly missed hitting a muni bus packed with commuters. investigators say they are pulling video from bank of america and nearby traffic camera in order to piece together exactly how this happened. >> solo driver and vehicle was traveling at high rate of speed south bound on mission street the when it lost control in the intersection

tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >>> authorities are warning residents after another mountain lion sighting in san mateo county. yesterday's sighting happened around 7:30 in the morning in the open space behind lexington avenue in the san mateo highlands. it is the third mountain lion sighting in san mateo this month. it's unknown if it's the same cat or if maybe there's more than one out there. >>> 8:11 on your saturday morning. we know the avon breast cancer walkers are out and about on the street. >> yes. and some of the light jackets needed this morning. temperatures in the low 60s. here's a look from our exploratorium camera. today's high is 66. this is a common scene even in our east bay valleys. with the gray start that's typical for this time of year. we'll enter high clouds and a warmer weekend. we'll talk all about that, when we return. >>> also next, he could light up your day with a single gaze, a beloved member of our community tragically killed. >>> and it was like a scene out of the show "lost," the terrifying ordeal for so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, c

tell tiffany wilson is live in concord tonight with more on this ruling. tiffany. >>reporter: yes the ruling is considered a major victory for pro life and religious liberty groups and it all started when the owners of hobby lobby felt that mante under -- oak land home base green family owns hobby lobby and under the affordle care act must provide 20 types of contraceptive to their employees. the gree feel 4 kind morning after pill and iud are forms of abortion against their religious belief. today the supreme court cited with the greens. >> sreme court recognized that american famil does not lose their fundamental right when they open a family business. >>reporter: it's the first time theupreme court has ever ruled that for profit businesses can hold relimb us view under federal law even though justice ruth wrote in her difficulty sent she feared the court entered a mine field. legal expert at berkeley sees the ruling as narrow. >> it applies so far only to this particular belief in a closely held corporation. >>rerter: not a publicly traded one outside the hobby

abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson with more now from berkeley. >> if neal is awake, odds are he's on cell phone. >> how many hours day are you on the phone would you say? >> sf around 10. >>reporter: director of the center for family community health at uc berkeley says it only takes about half hour a day of repeated close cell phone exposure to affect your health. >> i think it's black and white that cell phone increase your risk for cancer. >>reporter: that's why he wants better public education. >> cell phone manufacturers put safety warnings in the manual regarding radiation but few people ever see those warnings. >>reporter: council member anderson is co-sponsor on ordinance that require cell phone purchase entered berkeley stores to include a warning label. >> we want to indicate to people what the radiation emissions are on the phone. >>reporter: council member gordon thinks the ordinance offers no value after san francisco attempt to put warning labels on cell phone was overturned in federal cour court. >> posturing of the worst kind. there noise really health issue here and

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> 12 years and nice weather for it. >> cool in the city but if you have a tent and sleeping bag you are good to go. >> it is camping out weather. we have the fog here in san francisco and temperatures in the 50s. it is perfect conditions. live doppler 7 hd showing you a socked in coast. the fog is pretty solid but it is very shallow. so fog is going to keep the visibility on the low side on the coastline. half-moon bay is two miles. watch out for fluctuating visibility in the morning commute. hot one today. 101 degrees in antioch. 63 in half-moon bay. a 40 degree spread. these are summer microclimates. 82 in fremont. oakland up to 74 degrees. we have the triple digits in lake port. 99 tomorrow in livermore. check out this view. this is san francisco. but it's hard to see the buildings with all that fog out there. san francisco is 57, 60 degrees in oakland and mid-60s in san jose. half-moon bay has cooled off to 55 degrees. and the view from the roof tells the story. the bay bridge is hard to see. upper 50s, 67 in concord. livermore still w

tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco police have arrested a man accused of committing sexual assault while impersonating a police officer. investigators say he targeted central american immigrants who speak very little english. they say he would mislead his victims into believing he was a real police officer, then bring them to his home where he would force them into committing sexual acts. >> the person did work as a security guard and, therefore, had skbiinicia that and like a police officer. so if you can only imagine someone new to the country, limited english skills, they would be under the impression that this person is a legitimate law enforcement officer. >> authorities say he told his victims they would be deported if they called police. >>> santa clara police arrested a 15-year-old teen accused of stealing an 11-year-old's bicycle and threatening him with a knife. this is surveillance video from july the 7th. it shows the suspected thief inside a convenience store with several friends. other cameras captured the teen riding away with another person a few minutes aft

neighbors dragged out garden hoses to try to save their own homes, abc7 news reporter tiffany wilson has more. >> pain could be seen in every face of the carpenter family, they lived in this home for two generations. >> yeah, it's a horrible thing for everybody. >> around dinner time, neighbors started hearing popping noises. fire investigators believe those sounds were two cars catching fire in the garage. >> i looked out and everything was in flames. and i mean that's really heart-stopping. >> the fire marshal estimates $800,000 in damage. but it could have been worse. >> if it had been windy, we might have had a bigger fire and a bigger problem on our hands. >> half an acre burned and three nearby homes were threatened. sky 7 hd shows frankie grabbing his garden hose as flames creeped down the hillside. >> if i don't put this out and some of the bigger trees start on fire, it's going to get out of control and i won't be able to do anything with the garden hose. >> as he sprayed the smoking grass, heat grabbed at him. >> even after the flames went down, you could still roast marshm

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> fans flocked to st. james park in san jose to watch the match. hundreds of people caught the game on a large outdoor screen. the fans were both from germany argentina. [cheering] >> listen to that. here's the fans in berlin the moment time rap out, giving germany the win. quite a bit more excited. the party still going strong right now. rick quan will be along later in sports with complete highlights. >>> in other news, a four alarm grass fire forced evacuations and closed parts of highway 12 in solano county. it started near beck avenue in fairfield. firefighters told residents to get out. the fairfield fire department had a tough time knocking down the flames so calfire was called in to assist. officials said was due to a lack of resources. the fire burned 20 acharies and -- 20 acres and residents are allowed to return home. >>> a woman is recovering tonight after getting stabbed in san francisco's mission district this morning. happened at the b.a.r.t. plaza at 24th and mission streets just before 11:

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> 12 years and nice weather for it. >> cool in the city but if you have a tent and sleeping bag you are good to go. >> it is camping out weather. we have the fog here in san francisco and temperatures in the 50s. it is perfect conditions. live doppler 7 hd showing you a socked in coast. the fog is pretty solid but it is very shallow. so fog is going to keep the visibility on the low side on the coastline. half-moon bay is two miles. watch out for fluctuating visibility in the morning commute. hot one today. 101 degrees in antioch. 63 in half-moon bay. a 40 degree spread. these are summer microclimates. 82 in fremont. oakland up to 74 degrees. we have the triple digits in lake port. 99 tomorrow in livermore. check out this view. this is san francisco. but it's hard to see the buildings with all that fog out there. san francisco is 57, 60 degrees in oakland and mid-60s in san jose. half-moon bay has cooled off to 55 degrees. and the view from the roof tells the story. the bay bridge is hard to see. upper 50s, 67 in concord. livermore still w

tell tiffany wilson is live in concord tonight with more on this ruling. tiffany. the ruling is considered a major victory for pro life and religious liberty groups and it all started when the owners of hobby lobby felt that mandate under -- oak land home base green family owns hobby lobby and under the affordable care act must provide 20 types of contraceptive to their employees. the greens feel 4 kind morning after pill and iud are forms of abortion against their religious belief. today the supreme court cited with the greens. >> supreme court recat american that american family does not lose their fundamental right when they open a family business. >>reporter: it's the first time the supreme court has ever ruled that for profit businesses can hold relimb us view under federal law even though justice ruth wrote in her difficulty sent she feared the court entered a mine field. legal expert at berkeley sees the ruling as narrow. >> it applies so far only to this particular belief in a closely held corporation. >>reporter: not a publicly traded one. outside the hobb

tell tiffany wilson is live in concord tonight with more on this ruling. tiffany. >>reporter: yes the ruling is considered a major victory for pro life and religious liberty groups and it all started when the owners of hobby lobby felt that mandate under -- oak land home base green family owns hobby lobby and under the affordable care act must provide 20 types of contraceptive to their employees. the greens feel 4 kind morning after pill and iud are forms of abortion against their religious belief. today the supreme court cited with the greens. >> supreme court recognized that american family does not lose their fundamental right when they open a family business. >>reporter: it's the first time the supreme court has ever ruled that for profit businesses can hold relimb us view under federal law even though justice ruth wrote in her difficulty sent she feared the court entered a mine field. legal expert at berkeley sees the ruling as narrow. >> it applies so far only to this particular belief in a closely held corporation. >>reporter: not a publicly traded one. outs

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> 12nicers and nice weather for it. >> cool in the city but if you have a tent and sleeping bag you are good to go. >> it is camping out weather. we have the fog here in san francisco and temperatures in the 50s. it is perfect conditions. live doppler 7 hd showing you a socked in coast. the fog is pretty solid but it is very shallow. so fog is going to keep the visibility on the low side on the coastline. half-moon bay is two miles. watch out for fluctuating visibility in the morning commute. hot one today. 101 degrees in antioch. 63 in half-moon bay. a 40 degree spread. these are summer microclimates. 82 in fremont. oakland up to 74 degrees. we have the triple digits in lake port. 99 tomorrow in livermore. check out this view. this is san francisco. but it's hard to see the buildings with all that fog out there. san francisco is 57, 60 degrees in oakland and mid-60s in san jose. half-moon bay has cooled off to 55 degrees. and the view from the roof tells the story. the bay bridge is hard to see. upper 50s, 67 in concord. livermore still w

tiffany wilson has the story. >>reporter: clock tower iconic but millions of people flock to the ferry building for the food. >> it's great. we come here every time we are if san francisco. >> soon customers might have another similar marketplace to explore as peer 29. port commission wants to turn the currently empty peer into a new waterfront committees ty natio nation. if like alcatraz landing and cruise terminal. >> wants waterfront is a good place. is in to have more things to do. it's miles a8 from the ferry building marketplace and poses challenge. >> one question to answer is parking down here because right now the ferry building has no parking. >> general manager of the ferry building wine merchant support the idea for new marketplace. unless it focuses on fichltd i think we have a look on that so not going to do anything directly compete with what we are doing here. >> port also owns the ferry building so the planning director says strong incentive for peer between to compliment rather than compete. >> w

"abc7 news" reporter tiffanyç wilson joined us from sunset where a new traffic signal was just turned >> reporter: sun sset is responsible for 60% of the accidents in san francisco. today mayor ed lee made big and small steps toward improving those transportation problems. february 4th, a 78-year-old man working at sunset and yorba lost his life. may 8th, a woman suffered tra e traumatic injuries while crossing. today mayor lee turn on a traffic light that he]i hopes l save many from traffic accidents. now they can crossñr sunset wita red lite. >> it makes it clear. >> reporter: he embraces the traffic once a day it's now safer for everyone. >> reporter: this light is one of many products they hope will itch proveÑi safety. they sent a $500 million transportation bond to the november ballot. it would not make property taxes go up but rather reallocate general allocation funds. >> if we don't pass this, we're in serious hurt for transportation infrastructure that's needed to make the streets safer. >> reporter: about $360 million gould toward it to improve commutes. the rest of the mo

tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> a man apparently poses as a fake tsa screener, coming up, how he somehow infiltrated a checkpoint at sfo to grope two women. what we're learning about the man's background. >>> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures and humidity down today but both going back up as we head towards the weekend. details coming up. >>> also ahead -- why hewlett-packard belongs to meg whitman now. >>> 7 on your side michael finney, what's worth buying at costco, what's better left on the shelves? >>> covering all of the bay area, this is abc 7 news. >>> a bay area business executive arrested at san francisco international airport. charged with being drunk in public. but investigators are looking into whether he groped women while allegedly posing as an imposter tsa agent. abc 7 reporter vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: well, released from san mateo county jail today on the charge of public drunkenness but investigators believed he did pat down two female travelers. they left on flights before police could interview them but the investigation continues.

police department is partnering with a woman whose art turns illegal guns into jewelry. 7 news tiffany wilson has the story. >> progression of illegal weapon happens all the time. but rarely do those cuffs look like this. >> we try to rae taken awe then testy and design at the same time not to glorify gun or 51 violence. >> they are part of the jewelry for about the collection. each made from the metal of illegal gun. designer jessica launched the collection in 2012 after then new jersey mayor booker spoke to her about gun violenc violence. >> it has been a really eye opening education and i'm so proud to be able to be a part of comprehensive public safety effort. >>reporter: pittsburg police sent her scrap metal from 2 91 weapon after the gun buy-back program last year. >> this guy came in with a modified rifle and said had he taken it from his brother and didn't want his brother to get in trouble. figure better that we had it and december detroit versus his brother using it. >> the serial number now appears on one of the san francisco caliber collection bracelet. she wanted every detail at

police department is partnering with a woman whose art turns illegal guns into jewelry. 7 news tiffany wilson has the story. >> progression of illegal weapon happens all the time. but rarely do those cuffs look like this. >> we try to rae taken awe then testy and design at the same time not to glorify gun or 51 violence. >> they are part of the jewelry for about the collection. each made from the metal of illegal gun. designer jessica launched the collection in 2012 after then new jersey mayor booker spoke to her about gun violenc violence. >> it has been a really eye opening education and i'm so proud to be able to be a part of comprehensive public safety effort. >>reporter: pittsburg police sent her scrap metal from 2 91 weapon after the gun buy-back program last year. >> this guy came in with a modified rifle and said had he taken it from his brother and didn't want his brother to get in trouble. figure better that we had it and december detroit versus his brother using it. >> the serial number now appears on one of the san francisco caliber collection bracelet. she wanted every detail at

tiffany wilson has the story.ck tower iconic but millions of people flock to the ferry building for the food. >> it's great. we come here every time we are if san francisco. >> soon customers might have another similar marketplace to explore as peer 29. port commission wants to turn the currently empty peer into a new waterfront committees ty natio nation. if like alcatraz landing and cruise terminal. >> wants waterfront is a good place. is in to have more things to do. it's miles a8 from the ferry building marketplace and poses challenge. >> one question to answer is parking down here because right now the ferry building has no parking. >> general manager of the ferry building wine merchant support the idea for new marketplace. unless it focuses on fichltd i think we have a look on that so not going to do anything directly compete with what we are doing here. >> port also owns the ferry building so the planning director says strong incentive for peer between to compliment rather than compete. >> we hope pl added.

in pacifica, tiffany wilson. >> police arrested a contracting suspect after a standoff that stretched through much of the day. it forced police to evacuate neighbors on east 24th street and closed down five blocks in the area. they show us police waiting out the suspect. officers say they spotted a stolen car and two people inside ran off. one escaped. the second person ran inside a home. officers say after many hours of investigation and negotiation, he surrendered just after 4:00 this afternoon. >> antioch police are trying to piece together a deadly shooting that happened this afternoon. this is video from sky 7 hd. it was over an apartment complex in hudson court. that's where police found a dead person in the car. the vehicle appeared to be moving in the parking area. police have not determined if the shooting happened there. >> surveillance video from a yacht in santa cruz led to the arrest of a woman who police say is a prostitute and is now accused of murdering a client, a john. police arrested alex tischelman. investigators say video taken by camera on the victim's boat shows

tiffany wilson has the story. >> progression of illegal weapon happens all the time.ut rarely do those cuffs look like this. >> we try to rae taken awe then testy and design at the same time not to glorify gun or 51 violence. >> they are part of the jewelry for about the collection. each made from the metal of illegal gun. designer jessica launched the collection in 2012 after then new jersey mayor booker spoke to her about gun violenc violence. >> it has been a really eye opening education and i'm so proud to be able to be a part of comprehensive public safety effort. >>reporter: pittsb po police sent her scrap metal from 2 91 weapon after the gun buy-back program last year. >> this guy came in with a modified rifle and said had he taken it from his brother and didn't want his brother to get in trouble. figure better that we had it and december detroit versus his brother using it. >> the serial number now appears on one of the san francisco caliber collection bracelet. she wanted every detail at the time panelling toe the texture to the city stamp to show how former

. >> tiffany wilson is live with this remarkable story. tiffany?covered $10 million wornl of claims the city should not have paid out. she wants to see an independent investigation to see if kickbacks were going to the city attorney after spending her career uncovering corruption on behalf of taxpayers joanne heper never imagined she'd become a whistle blower. >> i was looking into over $10 million the city had paid out in last ten years for privately owned stores supposedly damaged by the roots of city trees. >> heper says she saw redóoó fl. >> and i a sauls statements and things that didn't make sense. >> she says the alleged worked like this. plumbers would go to the homes and tell the owners to file a claim, take the money from the city and give it to the plumber to install the sewer. >> it's outrageous we're paying claims that should not be paid

tiffany wilson has the story. >>reporter: clock tower iconic but millions of people flock to the ferry building for the food. >> it's great. we come here every time we are if san francisco. >> soon customers might have another similar marketplace to explore as peer 29. port commission wants to turn the currently empty peer into a new waterfront committees ty natio nation. if like alcatraz landing and cruise terminal. >> wants waterfront is a good place. is in to have more things to do. it's miles a8 from the ferry building marketplace and poses challenge. >> one question to answer is parking down here because right now the ferry building has no parking. >> general manager of the ferry building wine merchant support the idea for new marketplace. unless it focuses on fichltd i think we have a look on that so not going to do anything directly compete with what we are doing here. >> port also owns the ferry building so the planning director says strong incentive for peer between to compliment rather than compete. >> w

in stockton, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> all right, thank you. >>> only on abc 7 news, chevron is ready to make a major concession. one the company hopes will lead the city of richmond to approve chevron's long-awaited modernization of its refinery there. that announcement just one day before the controversial plan is set to go before the city council. laura anthony is live at richmond city hall with the story. >> reporter: well hi, dan. chevron is hoping this offer will be good enough to get the votes that they need here at the city council to get that long-stalled project back on track. environmentalists say chevron can be and should do more. >> they will say anything to get out of spending money. >> reporter: nearly two weeks after they got an earful from the public and richmond's planning commission, chevron has announced it will comply with a stricter environmental proposal known as alternative 11. for the company's much-delayed refinery modernization project. >> it does a couple of things. first it limits the amount of sulphur that we can produce here at the richmond refiner

in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >> and an 11-year-old boy expected to survive after beinghot in the chest in antioch in an apartment complex at i and west 8th street. that is where abc7 reporter vic lee joins us live with the latest. >> this is river town place the apartment community. the 11-year-old gregory kent was shot this morning. he lives in oakland with his parents, but he has been staying here with his aunt during the summer. police say gregory kent was shot in the chest the shooting surpriseed and shocked neighbors. >> no one heard the bullet or anything. >> he was calm. he was. >> he wasn't yelling or anything. he wanted to make sure everything was going to be okay. >> he was air lifted to a hospital where he is listed in stable condition. his jury is not life threatening. his aunt says he was playing outside and ran into the house and said he'd just been shot by a friend who run off. neighbors here believe it may have been an accident. >> kids can get a hold of funs and one thing can lead to another to where they're showing off or anything can happen. and the g

tiffany wilson joins us live with details. when people see a puddle or leak, they're pulling out cell phones to report the problem. these wrinkles in arnold's face proves he weatherered the system. he feels frustrated when neighbors let water run free. >> it's pathetic people don't care. we're not supposed to wash cars or water lawns. >> more and more share his irritation and started documenting alleged water waste. several viewers sent pictures of workers spraying down city sidewalks. tire on-jew says not so. >> we've been getting pictures for months now, since we've been pushing this drought message. this work is being done with recycled water. >> saving 9,000 gallons per day. this citizen activism doesn't catch a violation, he appreciates the help. >> if more people with report, hopefully, something could be done about it. >> runoff created a bird bath. >> it is beautiful but seems overwatered. >> i'd hate to see this park turn brown, but i don't know what the answer is. >> for arnold, the answer is responsibility. he advoc

tiffany wilson joins us live with details. when people see a puddle or leak, they're pulling out cell phones to report the problem. these wrinkles in arnold's face proves he weatherered the system. he feels frustrated when neighbors let water run free. >> it's pathetic people don't care. we're not supposed to wash cars or water lawns. >> more and more share his irritation and started documenting alleged water waste. several viewers sent pictures of workers spraying down city sidewalks. tire on-jew says not so. >> we've been getting pictures for months now, since we've been pushing this drought message. this work is being done with recycled water. >> saving 9,000 gallons per day. this citizen activism doesn't catch a violation, he appreciates the help. >> if more people with report, hopefully, something could be done about it. >> runoff created a bird bath. >> it is beautiful but seems overwatered. >> i'd hate to see this park turn brown, but i don't know what the answer is. >> for arnold, the answer is responsibility. he advoc

at sfo, tiffany wilson, abc7 news. >>> starting today your money is no good at parking meters around most of san francisco on sundays. as of today meters will only be enforced monday through saturdays. some drivers forgot today was the first day they didn't have to pay and others say they are only willing to look for a spot for so long. >> the time looking for spots. if you know you are going to get a spot at the garage, right? >> matter of fact i forgot that today was the first day and i would have parked in the street had i known. >> you will still have to feed the meters operated by the port of san francisco and fisherman's wharf as a well as around a at&t park during special events including of course giants' games. >>> we are in the last few hours of a police crackdown of drunk drivers over the holiday weekend. in santa clara county police and deputies arrested 33 drivers for dui. according to the chp there have been 167dui arrests in the bay area this weekend. statewide they are reporting nearly 1200 arrests. >>> tomorrow the california highway patrol will open a four-day appli

. >> that was tiffany wilson reporting.you see a case of water wasting, take a picture and we'll check it out. >>> one of the first steps to conserving water around the house is understanding how much of it you use. you'll find a link to a calculator that will help you figure that out at abc7news.com. >>> the university of california board of regions met in san francisco at mission bay campus and discussed a range of issues including sexual assaults on campus. alyssa harrington tells us about a task force to combat the violence. >> reporter: it's been a month since university of california president janet napolitano called to combat sexual violences on campuses. today she attended a meeting in san francisco and says part of the solution is meeting with law enforcement. >> in terms of investigation, forensics, et cetera, et cetera, that's where the expertise lies where quite frankly the resources are. >> reporter: the task force include as representative from campus police, victim advocates and a student victim, also two reg